LUCKY by Zachary Aborizk
Lucky
By Zachary Aborizk
It is raining as it usually does around four p.m. in Florida. The humidity in the air is frustrating to say the...
FOR THE COST OF A STEAK DINNER by Randy McIntosh
For the cost of a steak dinner
By Randy McIntosh
“I love a good steak,” the old man held up his fork with a cut piece...
BEING GOOD by L.A. Robbins
Being Good
by LA Robbins
‘I am going to kiss you so hard you’ll never forget it,’ Rod announces as I leave his yard to go...
THE SLOW BREAKUP by Melody Sinclair
The Slow Breakup
Kelly’s SUV is packed with seventh-grade boys going to their first school dance. Their bodies reek of too much competing cologne, a chemical stench that barely...
STORM WARNING by Darrell Case
Storm Warning
Allan Miller set the lantern on the ground. Glancing back at the house, he saw the light wink on in his parents’ bedroom. Having left two days...
IT HAPPENED ON HARPER BRIDGE ROAD by H.L. Dowless
It Happened On Harper Bridge Road
Yes the year was 1971, probably one of the best of my entire life. The school year had gone very well in...
DROPPINGS by Woodie Williams
DROPPINGS
by Woodie Williams
“Are they in yet?”
“Quiet,” I hissed.
I heard movement outside the door. Maybe it was...
DOG by Sarah Jane Justice
Dog
By Sarah Jane Justice
The outer suburbs wear a constant dressing of lawn maintenance sounds. Any day not marked by the rare appearance of rain...
SHE WANTED IT TOO by James Buchanan
Mat balled the bagel wrapper and tossed it on the table. “Why the fuck did she tell you?”
“I don’t know. We were arguing.”
THE GOVERNMENT’S BABIES by William Paterson
The Government’s Babies
Anne placed a gentle palm over her stomach with cheek pressed against the cool passenger-side window. Stasia drove, the car weaving the unusually empty streets of...